-ancy

English

Etymology

From Latin -antia, -entia, with influence from French -ance, French -ancie, Spanish -ancia, etc.

Suffix

-ancy

1. Added to verbs and adjectives to form nouns conveying a condition or quality associated with the verb.

   ‎buoyant ‎-ancy → ‎buoyancy

   ‎ascendant ‎-ancy → ‎ascendancy

   ‎expect ‎-ancy → ‎expectancy

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ancy

Translations

a condition or quality

• French: -ance (fr), -ancie
• Portuguese: -ância (pt) f

See also

• -ance

Anagrams

• cany, cyan, cyan-